Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

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Supreme Court to Tackle a Bankruptcy Tax Refund Circuit Split

Circuits are split on whether a tax refund presumptively goes to the subsidiary that created the losses giving rise to the refund.

Court :

Supreme Court

Debtors Against the SSA: Who May Hear the Case?

Bankruptcy Code

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Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity

Failure to Appeal Confirmation Bars Claims to Estate Property, Fifth Circuit Holds

A plan’s declaration that disputed property belongs to the debtor’s estate must be challenged before confirmation becomes final.

Court :

5th Circuit

San Francisco Judge Slaps Down FERC on Rejection of Power Purchase Agreements

Judge Montali accuses FERC of a power grab to take the bankruptcy court’s right to rule on the rejection of executory contracts.

Court :

9th Circuit

California

California Northern District

Friday, June 7, 2019

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Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity

Health Care

Labor/Employment

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Circuits Split on Bankruptcy Jurisdiction for Social Security, Medicare Suits

Fifth Circuit rejects the ‘recodification canon’ to divest bankruptcy courts of jurisdiction over Social Security suits.

Court :

5th Circuit

Friday, April 26, 2019

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Bankruptcy Taxation

Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity

Health Care

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